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(M odeL) s. B. ELZEY. GATE LATCH.

Patented July Z1,v 1885.

I h S INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

NITED {STATES PATENT Drrrcn.

SAMUEL B. ELZEY, OF MORRISYILLE, MISSOURI.

GATE-LATCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 322,589, dated July 21, 1885.

Application filed November 8, 1884. (Model.)

T 0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL B. ELZEY, of Morrisville, in the county of Polk and State of Missouri, have invented a new and Improved Gate-Latch, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved gate-latch which is simple in construction, strong and durable, and operates easily and rapidly.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a side view of my improved gatelatch, showing the manner of securing it in the gate-stile. Fig. 2 is a face view of the droplatch. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the gate-post and gate-stile, showing the position of the latch. v

In the side of the gate-post A a casing, B, is countersunk, which has the lower part of the outer side out out to form an opening,C, and the bottom D of the casing is slightly curved downward and outward. The front edge of the casing is curved downward and outward to form a part, E, projecting beyond? the front of the post to form a protecting-hood for preventing snow and ice from obstructing the movement ofthe latch F. In the said projecting part E the front end of a triangular latch, F, is pivoted, the inner end of which rests upon the bottom D of the casing A, the bottomedge of the latch being inclined downward and inward.

From the inner surface of a plate,G, a tubular casing, H, projects, provided with a longitudinal slot and containing asliding bolt, J.

A lever, K, is pivoted on jaws projecting from the inner side of the plate G, the upper end of the lever passing through the slot in the casing H, into an aperture in the bottom of the bolt,

A spiral spring, L, is interposed between the lower end of the lever K and the plate G. The lever K is provided with a handle, M.

The plate G is countersunk in the gate-stile N in such a manner that the outer surface of the stile and plate G are flush.

Apertnres are provided in the stile for the casing H and the handle M.

The spring L, acting on the lever K, throws the outer end of the bolt J out of the casing H, and causes it to project from the outer face of the gate-stile.

When the gate is swung against the post A,

the projecting end of the bolt J strikes the bottom edge of the latch F and raises it, and when the bolt has passed the inner end of the latch the latch drops in front of the bolt, thus looking it in the casing, as shown in Fig. 2.

To open the gate, the handle M is pressed 6 Having thus descr bed my invent1on,l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The casing B, having the opening 0 on the lower half of its outer edge and sideffli curved part E, projecting over the open edge, and the bottom D, curved downward and outward toward the open edge, in combination with the latch F, pivoted inthe projecting part, substantially as described, and for the purpose specified.

2. In a gate-latch, the face-plate G, having the tubular casing H, slotted on its under side, and the boltJ within the casing, in combination with the lever K, pivoted below the bolt J, and connected therewith through the slotted casing H at its upper end, the spring L, pressing the lower end of the lever outward, and the operating-handle M, substantially as set forth.

SAMUEL B. ELZEY. 

